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A Sample of Cooperative Conservation Case Studies
Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic
Project Name:
Ducktrap River Tributary Restoration Project
Location:
Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Maine
Summary:
The goal of the Ducktrap River project was to protect federally-endangered Atlantic Salmon and other cold water species by stabilizing the eroding portions of the tributary channel.
Contact:
Kym Sanderson
District Office Manager
Waldo County Soil and Water Conservation District
207-338-1964 x 3
kym.sanderson@me.nacdnet.net
Project Name:
Nanticoke Watershed Initiative
Location:
Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Maryland
Summary:
The Conservation Fund developed a vision for protecting and interpreting the natural, cultural and recreational resources of the Nanticoke Watershed.
Website:
www.conservationfund.org
Contact:
Keith O'Connor
Associate
The Conservation Fund
703-525-6300
koconnor@drhorne.com
Project Name:
Page County Water Quality Advisory Committee
Location:
Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Virginia
Summary:
Active committee comprised of local stakeholders formed to advise elected officials on water quality issues, both surface water and groundwater
Website:
www.pagewaterquality.org
Contact:
Chris Anderson
Environmental Coordinator
Page County Dept. of Environmental Services
540-743-4808
gypmoth@shentel.net
Project Name:
Perpetual Conservation of Historic Miantonomi Park in Rhode Island
Location:
Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Rhode Island
Summary:
Miantonomi Park, once the seat of power for the Narragansetts and today a safe haven for song birds and people, has been permanently conserved by a 29-acre conservation easement with ALT.
Website:
www.aquidnecklandtrust.org
Contact:
Edward S. Clement, Jr., Esq.
Executive Director
Aquidneck Land Trust
401 849 2799 x 12
tclement@ailt.org
Project Name:
Public-Private Partnerships to Promote Conservation and Use of Coastal and Ocean Resources
Location:
Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Connecticut, Washington, DC, Delaware, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia, Vermont, West Virginia
Summary:
Partnership provides financial and technical assistance to organizations and agencies at the local and regional level to support priority conservation projects such as coastal habitat restoration.
Website:
www.nfwf.org
Contact:
Tom Kelsch
Director, Eastern Region
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
202-857-0166
tom.kelsch@nfwf.org
Southeastern
Project Name:
Enid Lake
Location:
Southeastern: Mississippi
Summary:
The SWMA is a project to preserve a wetland habitat for plant, fish, and wildlife species, including endangered species, which are provided a protected environment for reproduction and feeding.
Website:
www.mvk.usace.army.mil/lakes/enidlake/main.php?page=mainContent
Contact:
Billy J. Samuels
Resource Manager
Corps of Engineers
(662) 563-4571
billy.j.samuels@mvk02.usace.army.mil
Project Name:
Suwannee River Partnership
Location:
Southeastern: Florida
Summary:
The Partnership is working with producers to improve river water quality through a voluntary program of Best Management Practices (BMP) and verification.
Website:
mysuwanneeriver.com
Contact:
Jeffrey Woods
Assistant State Conservationist for Programs
Natural Resources Conservation Service
352-338-9515
jeffrey.woods@fl.usda.gov
Midwest/Northern High Plains
Project Name:
District,NRCS target irrigation water quality
Location:
Midwest/Northern High Plains: Nebraska
Summary:
NRCS and Central Platte Natural Resources District use EQIP and district cost share funds to target cost-share funds at priority water quality irrigation farmers.
Contact:
James Huntwork
District Conservationist
Natural Resources Conservation Service
(308) 395-8586
james.huntwork@ne.usda.gov
Project Name:
Muddy Creek Coordinated Resource Management Project
Location:
Midwest/Northern High Plains: Wyoming
Summary:
Muddy Creek project raised $2 million for habitat restoration to address natural resource management issues.
Contact:
Larry Hicks
Natural Resource Coordinator
Little Snake River Conservation District
307-383-7869
lsrcd@yahoo.com
Project Name:
Research, monitoring, and evaluation program for habitat and productivity of Federally listed species
Location:
Midwest/Northern High Plains: North Dakota, Nebraska, South Dakota, Iowa, Missouri, Montana
Summary:
Research to support resource management of emergent sandbar habitats on the Missouri River for Federally listed species: piping plovers and least terns.
Contact:
Mark Sherfy
Research Biologist
U. S. Geological Survey
701-253-5504
msherfy@usgs.gov
South-Central/South-West
Project Name:
Los Caminos Antiguos Byways Partnership
Location:
South-Central/South-West: Colorado
Summary:
Partners are using the byway to preserve and protect cultural diversity; facilitate economic community development; and to preserve and protect the land and water.
Website:
www.loscaminos.com/
Contact:
Ann Marie Velaquez
Executive Director
Los Caminos Antiguos Scenic and Historic Byway
719-376-5225
annvel@amigo.net
Project Name:
Mancos Shale Terrains & Gunnison Gorge Project
Location:
South-Central/South-West: Colorado
Summary:
The project examines geologic sources of elevated salinity and selenium that negatively impact water quality for community water supplies and agriculture.
Website:
minerals.cr.usgs.gov/projects/mancos_shale/task1.html
Contact:
Richard Grauch
Research Geologist
U. S. Geological Survey
303-236-5551
rgrauch@usgs.gov
Project Name:
New Mexico Collaborative Forest Restoration Program (CFRP)
Location:
South-Central/South-West: New Mexico
Summary:
$18 million awarded for collaborative forest restoration, hazardous fuel reduction, or small diameter utilization treatment on 15,000 acres of forest land.
Contact:
Walter Dunn
Program Coordinator
USDA Forest Service
505-842-3425
wdunn@fs.fed.us
Project Name:
Roan Plateau Resource Management Plan Amendment
Location:
South-Central/South-West: Colorado
Summary:
Community based partnership for development of a Resource Management Plan for 73,602 acres of federal land within Garfield and Rio Blanco Counties, Colorado.
Website:
www.co.blm.gov/gsra/RoanPlateauNovember2004.htm.
Contact:
Jamie Connell
Glenwood Springs Field Office Manager
Bureau of Land Management
970-947-2800
jconnell@blm.gov
Far West
Project Name:
Cooperative Air Quality Workshops
Location:
Far West: California
Summary:
A series of agricultural air quality workshops were offered to San Joaquin Valley farmers to create Conservation Management Practice plans (CMPs).
Contact:
John Beyer
NRCS Air Quality Coordinator
Natural Resources Conservation Service
559-252-2191
john.beyer@ca.usda.gov
Project Name:
Oregon White Oak Restoration
Location:
Far West: Oregon
Summary:
Students and neighbors plant seven Oregon white oaks as pilot restoration project aimed at keeping oak habitat in the neighborhood.
Contact:
Bob Van Dyk
Project Coordinator
Pacific University
(503) 352-2709
vandykr@pacificu.edu
Project Name:
Oasis Valley Project
Location:
Far West: Nevada
Summary:
The town of Beatty, Nevada partnered with The Nature Conservancy to craft a conservation strategy that prevented the endangered species listing for an endemic toad.
Website:
www.amargosatoad.com
Contact:
Jim Moore
Oasis Valley Project Manager
The Nature Conservancy
702-737-8744
jmoore@tnc.org
Project Name:
Landscape level conservation in Southern California
Location:
Far West: California
Summary:
Habitat fragmentation has created a hot spot of species endangerment. Multiple species HCPs with multiple partners are creating connectivity for species conservation using innovative approaches.
Website:
www.werc.usgs.gov/hcp/
Contact:
Dr. Robert N. Fisher
Principal Investigator
US Geological Survey
858-637-6882
rfisher@usgs.gov
Project Name:
Little Canyon Mountain Fuel Reduction Project
Location:
Far West: Oregon
Summary:
Communities partner with BLM to reduce fuels on public lands adjacent to private lands.
Website:
www5.or.blm.gov/Prineville/LCM/home.htm
Contact:
Tina Welch
Field Manager, Central Oregon Resource Area
Bureau of Land Management, Prineville District
541-416-6731
cmwelch@or.blm.gov
Project Name:
Upper Salmon Basin Watershed Project
Location:
Far West: Idaho
Summary:
The goal of the project is to maintain and restore anadromous fish habitat, and achieve a balance between resource protection and use within the watershed through collaboration.
Website:
www.modelwatershed.org/index.html
Contact:
Russell Knight
Coordinator
Upper Salmon Basin Watershed Project
(208) 756-6322
usbwp@modelwatershed.org
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